I went to Stoke Mandeville today..

[Terry D]

Terry,

Just a quick question,

from the photo, is the shooting hall just the right hand side of the warehouses or both sides?

Nealsey

It's both, mate, and that roof is asbestos. Removal of the roof is very probably a non-starter, so some form of treatment may well be the way forward. I've got Lobberman on here looking at options at the moment and he'll be there on Saturday to help assess the situation.

Onward!

[Charlts]

I'll be collecting funds at the Kibworth Open this Saturday, Terry can you please keep me posted on where to send it.

Rosie is going to send me some info about the other thing we spoke about.

Get me down for a shift with a bucket at the Game Fair.

Onwards Terry's Army.

Ryan

[sparky]

Just spoke to Bob Ward from Basingstoke and I know it’s a long way off, but thought we would let you all know we have agreed to hold the 2008 UKAHFT Pre-season Charity shoot at Popham Woods, with all proceeds going to the Stoke Mandeville fund.
It will be either in January, Feb or March.
There will be a 30 or 40 shot course set to the UKAHFT format and as always scores goes towards qualifying for the 2008 Gathering.

We will keep you all posted.

But don’t forget there will be a bucket by the booking-in areas at the remaining UKAHFT Nationals shoots, so get that spare change in there!!!!


Pete

[Smokeless Coal]

I feel the project desperatly needs someway for people to send in donations.
Perhaps similar to the airgun donation scheme but it needs a postal address for cheques as well.

I have been publicising what you are doing and it's looking most likely to be a make over. I should like to change my efforts to one of publicising fund raising.

Terry Geldof is doing a champion job and it looks like there might be a right result.

[Nealsey]

It's both, mate, and that roof is asbestos. Removal of the roof is very probably a non-starter, so some form of treatment may well be the way forward. I've got Lobberman on here looking at options at the moment and he'll be there on Saturday to help assess the situation.

Onward!

So hopefully, most of the work will be electrical, with some patching of the roof
and redecoration.

I have noticed enough sparks on here offering help, so we should be OK for labour. We will need access equipment for the high stuff and probably some
specialist luminaires, depending upon shooting locations.

We really need someone who is Autocad trained, to provide some maikeshift
working drawings for us to distribute to the trades. Can anyone help?

Nealsey

[Smokeless Coal]

Bear in mind some donations may come from folks with no association with this site. They will need to know it is being done all cosher like.

Sending a fat wad to some bloke called Mad Mark in Wales may not cut it.

[delta1]

I have a current IPAF ticket (SL. SPB and Harness) if I can find it, do we have any licensed scaffolders/ tower erectors available?

This could be useful for painting etc as well as the electrical side.

Would BASC be prepared to cover us with insurance while we are working onsite? Would our existing BASC membership cover us as its (loosely) shooting related?

I can find my generic method statements for working at height/ risk assessments etc, or do we have anyone able to do site specific ones?

[PaulH]

I have current experience of the Working at Height Regulations, Abestos Awareness Certificate and experience of mobile tower scaffold erection also have a CITB Scaffold Inspectors Certificate, should also be able to knock up some reasonable drawings by hand (IT is not my speciality) then will probably scan these and send them to who needs them anyone who needs specific info please let me know what you require. Nealsey will use your list as my initial survey requirements

ATB

Paul

[Terry D]

Ah, there you are, Pauly!

You're up for the gig, then? Good.

What time's pick-up on Saturday morning?

You'll be at mine for 9?

Great idea! See you then, then.

Sorted.

[Nealsey]

I have current experience of the Working at Height Regulations, Abestos Awareness Certificate and experience of mobile tower scaffold erection also have a CITB Scaffold Inspectors Certificate, should also be able to knock up some reasonable drawings by hand (IT is not my speciality) then will probably scan these and send them to who needs them anyone who needs specific info please let me know what you require. Nealsey will use your list as my initial survey requirements

ATB

Paul

Paul,

Top man, we need to start somewhere I guess and basic drawings of the existing facility will go a long way to allowing us to prepare a working drawing
and provide a "take off's" list of materials.

I guess one of the things to try to remember is, we can do a pretty good
basic refurbishment for not a fantastic amount of money, but we need to
keep the "nice to haves" to a minimum to control the budget.

If we concentrate on getting the building useable and safe and clean,
then perhaps some of the other guys can work on cold calling local companies to provide the fancy stuff and our more recongnised faces,
Gary C, Terry B, etc working on the gun companies to provide shooting equipment etc.

Let's get the drawings in place and work out the materials requirements, then we know what we have to achieve and what we need funding wise to achieve it.

Nealsey

[PaulH]

Ah, there you are, Pauly!

You're up for the gig, then? Good.

What time's pick-up on Saturday morning?

You'll be at mine for 9?

Great idea! See you then, then.

Sorted.

Looks like Mrs D is making breakfast then She LUUUUUUrves me

[snoj]

On the subject on donations, do they have any provision for gift aid?

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift-aid.htm

They would get some of extra money back from mr Brown

[Terry D]

I will be collecting donations at this weekends UKAHFT at Anston and all the other NEFTA Hunter shoots this years. Terry, will there be a place we can send donations to? MAD MARK has volunteered to accept all donations and pass them on. I'm happy with that.

ps, hoping to organise a fun HFT shoot at Anston aswell purely to collect donations for our BBS Stoke Mandeville disabled shooters. More news on this in the future after discussions.

REGARDS

Top stuff, Andy. I'm sorting the donations address as we speak.

Laters - as we hep cats are wont to say.

[jamie1]

I'd like to help if poss - I guess this would mainly be 'monetarily'

Can we set anything up (paypal) on here?

I have a mate who has been paralysed from the shoulders down since he was 18 (car accident), which was now 17 years ago. He spent a lot of time at SMH.

He's hopeful that stem-cell advances will eventually help him (even if he gets his arms/hands, his life would improve no end), so we'll wait and see.

In short, I know what life can be like for SMH's 'residents' and if shooting there needs some funding, I'd be happy to make a donation.

ATB
J

[Terry D]

Any donations will be gratefully received by, John Morgan, the Treasurer of the DTSGB at the following address:

5, Suffolk Road,
Royston, Herts.
SG8 9EX

Please make cheques payable to the DTSGB.

More donation details to follow.

Thanks all, the people at the DTSGB are so excited at what we're doing for them and have asked me to pass on their gratitude to you all.

Well-done, you lot.

TD